The capital of Uzbekistan and the largest city in Central Asia. This 2,200-year-old Silk Road city brings together the Khazrati Imam complex and Chorsu Bazaar in the old town, a metro where every station has its own design, and plenty of museums and parks.
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Check prices →Uzbekistan's national tourism site calls spring and autumn the 'velvet season', the best time to travel. From around 20 June to early August comes 'chillya', the 40 hottest days, so avoid midday walks and carry water and a hat. Winters are mostly mild with little snow, though mid-December to late January is the coldest stretch. Navruz, the spring holiday, falls on 21 March every year.
The airport is in Tashkent's Sergeli district. The airport's official site gives no city transport details, so check route numbers and hours locally. According to Tashkent Metro, both the metro and buses accept the ATTO transport card or contactless bank cards (Visa, Mastercard, UnionPay and others).
Uzbekistan's national tourism site advises using official taxi apps to avoid overpricing. The check-in area on the second floor has currency exchange, ATMs and SIM card sales.
Opened in 1977 as the first metro in Central Asia. It officially runs daily from 05:00 to 00:00, and Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists four lines. Each station has its own mosaics and patterns, making the metro a sight in itself.
The metro and buses cost UZS 1,700 per ride with an ATTO transport card or a contactless bank card. With cash, buy a one-ride QR ticket (UZS 3,000) at a station ticket office. ATTO cards are sold at metro ticket offices, city bus company offices and post offices.
Stops cover the main parts of the city and the fare is UZS 1,700. The tourism site says you can also buy tickets from the conductor on board. Minibuses are popular for long cross-city trips.
The national tourism site recommends official taxi apps to avoid overpricing. Check fares officially.
Tashkent has a North and a South railway station. The high-speed Afrosiyob links Tashkent with Samarkand and Bukhara; book early on the Uzbekistan Railways site (eticket.railway.uz).
Good for: Historic sites, bazaar browsing
The old center with Chorsu Bazaar, Kukeldash Madrasah, the Gulbozor tourist street and the Khazrati Imam complex. Many souvenir workshops are in the old madrasahs and the bazaar.
Good for: First-timers, museums
The square with Temur's equestrian statue sits right next to the State Museum of Temurids History, and the State Museum of History is also in the center.
Good for: Evening walks, food
An officially designated 'gastronomic street' for pedestrians, with traditional Uzbek dishes, fusion cooking and food trucks, plus street musicians in the evening.
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A religious ensemble in the old town that survived the 1966 earthquake. It includes the Tillya Sheikh Mosque, the Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum and the Barak Khan Madrasah, and the 7th-century 'Quran of Osman' manuscript is kept in the library of the Muyi Muborak Madrasah. Women are advised to cover shoulders, back and legs.
A huge market known since the Middle Ages, formed around the 10th century where four trading streets met. The food pavilion under the blue dome sells dried fruit, spices and dairy products (katyk, kurt, suzma), and nearby food stalls serve plov, kebab and samsa. Ceramics, national clothing and other souvenirs are plentiful.
A 16th-century madrasah a couple of minutes on foot from Chorsu Bazaar, whose 20-metre portal is decorated with majolica tiles. It is still a working religious school. The neighbouring Gulbozor street has been turned into a tourist street with craft workshops and a 'History of Bread' exhibition.
Temur's equestrian statue in the middle of the square bears the motto 'Strength is in justice' in four languages. The museum next door opened in 1996 and has an 8.5-metre crystal chandelier and more than 3,000 exhibits. Check hours and prices officially.
Opened in 1876, one of the first museums in Central Asia, with more than 250,000 objects from the Stone Age to the present. A 1st-century Buddha statue found in Surkhandarya is a highlight. Check hours and prices officially.
Started in 1927 as a handicrafts exhibition, it holds more than 7,000 works from the early 19th century to today: ceramics, jewellery, gold embroidery, suzani, carpets, skullcaps and more.
Every station was decorated by different architects and artists with mosaics and traditional patterns, earning it the name 'underground art gallery'. The Alisher Navoi and Paxtakor transfer stations even have a reading room and library.
A white marble mosque on the bank of the Ankhor river, opened in 2014, with room for more than 2,500 people. Avoid shorts, T-shirts and skirts, women should cover their heads, and visit outside prayer times.
Uzbekistan's signature dish of rice, meat, carrots, onions and spices, inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2016. Tashkent makes a festive version called 'Bayram Osh'.
A pastry baked in a clay tandoor oven, usually filled with minced meat, sometimes with pumpkin, spinach or potato.
Hand-pulled noodles topped with a lamb and vegetable sauce. Varieties include chuzma lagman with stretched noodles and kovurma lagman with fried noodles.
Crisp, fragrant bread baked in a tandoor and a symbol of goodness and well-being; guests are traditionally welcomed with hot bread and tea.
Large dumplings of minced meat in thin dough, steamed in a tiered pot and served with suzma, a fermented milk product.
Green tea is the favourite in Uzbekistan. Hosts pour the tea into a bowl and back into the pot three times, then serve the fourth pour a sip or two at a time as a sign of respect.
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Khazrati Imam complex → Chorsu Bazaar for browsing and lunch (plov, samsa) → Kukeldash Madrasah and the Gulbozor tourist street → metro to Amir Temur Square, looking at the stations on the way.
State Museum of Temurids History → State Museum of History → State Museum of Applied Arts → Minor Mosque on the Ankhor river → an evening walk on Taras Shevchenko Street.
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